Lyn,out of all the drugs i've taken (smile) I've never taken valuim. What does it do? I had to smile when i thought about all the meds my doc has tried me on all these years!...
Thanks Lynn! I will go to the pharmacy and check it out today! Love ya! Big huggs!...
Thanks Lyn i will keep you posted on the outcome of this matter!...
Hi Cass,i hope you are feeling better by now. I can offer you a little advice on the prozac.I've been on it for a year or more.When i first started it,i had severe headaches too. I knew it wasn't...
HI Seraphina,I take xanax now sometimes and it works pretty good for me,it just makes me feel a little drowsy. Now,i will tell you that i have tried ativan which is the same class of drug as xanax...
OK,where do you get the gravol? Oh no,I wouldn't think that i was weak for taking xanax. I was just sayin that i have taken them before and tried to travel and i still felt panicky. I take them now...
Thank you Kitt! (tears) I am going to give it a try this weekend. I'm goign to try to stay posotive and push through it,although i'm dreading it! But like you said,i just need to think about my dad....
I know Lyn it's very important! As of right now he is not upset because i haven't been to see him,he says he understands. But on the otherhand his Sisters(My aunts) are very upset saying that i'm...
Hi Hazel,i have been on a dozen ssri's,my body has reacted to them all different. Like Kitt said sometimes it takes up to 8 weeks to feel better and for the side effects to subside. I can't take...
Thanks Ams! I think i'm going to try to make it tommorow! I am so terrified beyond belief! I have someone to drive me but i'm still terrified! If i go i will keep you posted on how things go!...
Hello Ams i can relate to everything you spoke about! I have been having panic attacks and health anxiety for years! I also worry about dieing everyday and my family dieing as well! When i first...
HI Jess! I feel so bad for you,as i know exactly how you feel! I have also been dealing with anxiety and panic for years! I also felt akward as a kid and like something was wrong with me! Now i know...
Hello everyone. I'm feeling very sad today! My dad has been in the hospital for 7 months and he took a turn for the worse last nite and he is two hours away from where i live and i'm too afraid to...
Thanks Lynn! No you are not out of line,i agree with everything you said! I forgave him a long time ago for not being there for me. The only reason why i haven't been to see him is because of my fear...
So far no one has givem me any feedback on this post. Maybe it's a boring subject! lol! Can someone please help!...
Thank you Guys,That really makes me feel better! Basically the same things that you all told me i've read it. I guess i just wanted to be sure and hear more feedback! Janet i've heard of that, being...
Hi Lynn! It's been a while i'ved missed you guys! I hope you and your family are doing well! You too Kitt! Lynn what you said is very true about trying to be our own doctors. Us anxiety sufferers...
Hey Hippi i know exactly how you feel,i've been dealing with my anxiety for years and sometimes i just get so tired of not being able to live normal. I see other people going on about thier daily...
Recently i have been doing alot of reading about PA's although i have been having them for years. i don't know about others but sometimes my panic attacks get so intense i feel like i'm dying! I've...
OMG Camylou,that was wonderful advice! I fear death alot too and i'm always thinking about when and where i'm going to die.I also worry about my family dieing. I lost my best friend in 1997,my...
Hi Anna 101! I have been having PA's for years,so i know exactly how you feel. I am also like a hyperchodriac. Everytime i go to the doctor,the day before i'm on pins and needles thinking they are...
Mikes,if you don't mind me asking how did you get over it? I've been dealing with those feelings for years. I know those feelings are side effects of anxiety but how do you beat the feelings! Like...
Hi Fugs and Jen,sounds like you all have had a rough time! I've been dealing with panic attacks now for 13 years,i have good days and bad days! At first i couldn't leave the house at all like you...
this,i mean what if he dies before i actually get the chance to see him. He's on oxygen in the day time and sleeps on a venilator at night. To be honest he is not doing to well right now and prior...
HI Paige I know exactly where you are coming from sometimes when i'm out in public i look around and i feel like i'm not there. I seriously have had to pinch myself at times to make sure i was real....
Paniccu i hate to hear that you are having that problem but glad to hear that i'm not alone. I haven't traveled on the highway in about 6 years as well. I have tried but the panic gets so...
HI sp1 i believe that is normal because when ever my PDoc changes my meds or up the dosage, for a couple of weeks or so i do experience more severe PA than normal. I asked my Pdoc about it and she...
HI mike i dont know if you take any anti-depressants or anything but i know memory loss can be a side effect of many AD's or SRI's. When i took the medication cymbalta i had a great deal of memory...
HI Gekbi! i can relate to alot of things you mentioned. I also use to be a very outgoing person who loved to travel and be spontaneous. Every since i started having PA my social skills have...
Thank you guys for all the input.Thank you so much serfena that is very encouraging what you said about your panic attacks stopping while you were on prozac. I hope it does the same for me. Like i...
2 weeks ago. So far i'm not having any bad side effects but i can't tell whether i feel better or not yet.My question is has anyone ever taken this medication and if so can you let me know how your...
Hi Fuzzies,when i was on Cymbalta i remember looking around and saying the same thing about the world. I'm glad to hear the zoloft is working well for you.It's always encouraging when you can find a...
JAzzy congrats on facing your fear with your ski adventure!! Way to go! Panic attack sufferers never like to feel like they are somewhere they can't escape from. I know i don't. That's my whole thing...
HI De,yes i do suffer from agoraphobia i avoid all places and things that have triggered my panic attacks in the past. For example i had one about 3 years ago going through a tunnel and now i try to...
HI Kitt,I'm glad to be back i didn't realize how much i missed posting until i started back. I am going to try the night guard i hope it works because it's so annoying,it's like i cant stop rubbing...
Thank you so much Ben! I will keep you informed on my progress. It's been 15 days now and so far very minimum side effects but i dont know if i'm feeling better or not yet. The PDoc said it takes...
Hi Jazzy, I've taken citaprolam as well. It is generic for celexa. It worked well for me for years then it just became comepletely uneffective.My Doc tried upping the dosage but like you it made me...
Zoloft worked good for me as well Jamie, i just couldn't sleep so i went off of it,i'm pretty sure it will get you back on track. I've been were you are before,i'm sort of there now.Where nothing...
HI Cass i've taken serequel before i didn't have any bad side effects but wieght gain not alot but some. It does have a calming effect though. It made me feel alot better for the time i was on it but...
HI jeannie that was beautiful what you said about the baby bird and it made alot of since. Every since my grandmother died back in 1997 i've had issues with death too,so the advice you all gave a12...
HAy Tennis! How are you! It's panike! I haven't heard form you in a while! You know i kind of stop posting a while back! I just couldn't find the time. I see your'e still not feeling too good now...
I had terrible insomnia when i was on zoloft years ago other than that it worked well for me. I think i stopped taking it because i got tired of not being able to rest at night. Someone above said...
Thank you cass! Yes it does help and i will try it. I do believe it is some how related to anxiety. Because come to think about it when i do it i think it's when i'm feeling anxious. Can you purchase...
HI bella hope you are feeling better! Sounds like what kitt told you is right. Alot of what anxiety is about is the fear of the unknown and the what if's. That's the main reason why i haven't...
I took klonopin for about 2 weeks it made me extremely tired. I'm talking wiped out! Now i take 0.25mg xanax,only a half tablet as needed and it works wonderfully! Somedays i take a whole tablet if...
I go through periods when my anxiety level is realy high and i have heart palps sometimes it even feels like my heart stops. What i usually do is take some deep breaths in and out and try not to...
three weeks now. I know alot of people grind their teeth in their sleep but i do it when i'm awake. It's not just grinding my teeth i also keep rubbing my tongue across the ridges of my back teeth....
Sunshine i've been on xanax for about a year now but i dont take it for sleep.I take it for panic attacks and i only take it when i'm having a real bad one and i only take half of a already small...
HI Paulos i'm sorry your'e having a rough time. I disagree with you about being brain damaged and never getting back to your old self. You dont sound brain damaged to me.You just sound like someone...
Chris when i first started having panic attacks most of my attacks happened in crowded places.I would start feeling funny and like where ever i was i had to get out of there quickly and go outside!...